GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

Place in performance ranking	335	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	23
Value for money	no data	21.02
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Vega Kaby Lake-G	Turing TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2018 (6 years old)	6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$349
Current price	no data	$397 (1.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	1920
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1620 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	201.6

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 and GeForce RTX 2060 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	no data	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

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API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	12
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega M GL / 870 14.31

RTX 2060 36.53
+155%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 by 155% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega M GL / 870 9862

RTX 2060 27163
+175%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 by 175% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX Vega M GL / 870 7329

RTX 2060 19338
+164%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 by 164% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX Vega M GL / 870 38812

RTX 2060 107083
+176%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 by 176% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX Vega M GL / 870 299071

RTX 2060 424149
+41.8%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 by 42% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	44 −175%	121 +175%
1440p	23 −230%	76 +230%
4K	14 −257%	50 +257%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−191%

60−65
+191%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 −95.7%	92 +95.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −229%	79 +229%
Battlefield 5	62 −134%	145 +134%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	44 −207%	135 +207%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −191%	60−65 +191%
Far Cry 5	42 −145%	103 +145%
Far Cry New Dawn	44 −130%	101 +130%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −175%	140 +175%
Hitman 3	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −237%	101 +237%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35 −191%	102 +191%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	41 −161%	107 +161%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −274%	101 +274%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 −100%	78 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −167%	64 +167%
Battlefield 5	52 −148%	129 +148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 −228%	118 +228%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −191%	60−65 +191%
Far Cry 5	39 −154%	99 +154%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −137%	97 +137%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −157%	131 +157%
Hitman 3	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −160%	78 +160%
Metro Exodus	24 −179%	67 +179%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 −250%	56 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 −191%	96 +191%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	41 −232%	136 +232%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −222%	87 +222%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 −143%	56 +143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −129%	55 +129%
Battlefield 5	48 −148%	119 +148%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −191%	60−65 +191%
Far Cry 5	36 −161%	94 +161%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −132%	88 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −106%	105 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −204%	73 +204%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −66.7%	45 +66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21 −262%	76 +262%
Hitman 3	21−24 −205%	65−70 +205%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −160%	52 +160%
Metro Exodus	14 −200%	42 +200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −250%	35 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 −184%	50−55 +184%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −135%	40−45 +135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −282%	42 +282%
Battlefield 5	34 −129%	75−80 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −300%	27−30 +300%
Far Cry 5	24 −175%	65−70 +175%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 −181%	76 +181%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −175%	75−80 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −264%	50−55 +264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −233%	30 +233%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 −258%	43 +258%
Hitman 3	12−14 −177%	35−40 +177%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −50%	15 +50%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −271%	26 +271%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −200%	24 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −256%	32 +256%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −264%	51 +264%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −155%	28 +155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −243%	24 +243%
Battlefield 5	16 −231%	53 +231%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Far Cry 5	12 −242%	41 +242%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 −223%	42 +223%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −195%	59 +195%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −240%	17 +240%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

RTX 2060 is 175% faster than RX Vega M GL / 870

1440p resolution:

RTX 2060 is 230% faster than RX Vega M GL / 870

4K resolution:

RTX 2060 is 257% faster than RX Vega M GL / 870

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2060 is 500% faster than the RX Vega M GL / 870.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 2060 surpassed RX Vega M GL / 870 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	14.31	36.53
Recency	7 January 2018	6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	175 Watt